The title of this painting is LIBERTAD (FREEDOM).
This painting is not about Cuban American politics. It is about honoring the brave men, women and children that have lost their lives at sea in search of freedom and the American dream.
The 90 mile trip across the Florida Straits can take three or four days if all goes well. But it never does. The crossing is plagued with challenges ranging from unpredictable storms, strong Strait currents, the brutal heat, the possibility of running out of food and water; and the ever present fear of capsizing in waters infected with sharks.
Some make it; others not. The death toll is unknown but it is estimated that at least one of every four Cuban rafters or about 16,000 people have drown in the shark infected waters between Florida and Cuba since the 1959 revolution.
Have you ever wonder how lucky we are….
LIBERTAD
The title of this painting is LIBERTAD (FREEDOM).
This painting is not about Cuban American politics. It is about honoring the brave men, women and children that have lost their lives at sea in search of freedom and the American dream.
The 90 mile trip across the Florida Straits can take three or four days if all goes well. But it never does. The crossing is plagued with challenges ranging from unpredictable storms, strong Strait currents, the brutal heat, the possibility of running out of food and water; and the ever present fear of capsizing in waters infected with sharks.
Some make it; others not. The death toll is unknown but it is estimated that at least one of every four Cuban rafters or about 16,000 people have drown in the shark infected waters between Florida and Cuba since the 1959 revolution.
Have you ever wonder how lucky we are….
LIBERTAD